LibGuides: Art Resources: Medieval Art & Architecture

Western Medieval Art (open access)

The International Center of Medieval Art (ICMA), New York - preserving visual and material cultures produced primarily between ca. 300 CE and ca. 1500 CE in every corner of the medieval world.

Image: Chapelet de virginite, France, ca.1475, The Morgan Library & Museum (https://www.themorgan.org/manuscript/76787)

Oxford Art Online: Mediaeval Art and Architecture

Oxford Art Online - Medieval Art & Architecture (subscription content)
A shot overview of the period. Longer topic essays. Biographies of persons associated with this period. Use your college credentials to gain access.
HAGIA SOPHIA - 1500-Year-Old Architectural Icon
The Many Lives of Istanbul’s 1,500-Year-Old Architectural Icon. Throughout its centuries-long existence, the Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for different religions.

Christian Orthodox Art (open access)

Image: Christ's descent into hell, Chora Monstery, Constantinople, 14th century

Orthodox Christianity: Photo Galleries
In Focus: Iconography of the Resurrection of Christ (5th-14th century)
In Focus: The Feast of St. John of Rila, Bulgaria’s Heavenly Patron, Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
In Focus: The Churches of Ochrid - the Slavic Jerusalem, Macedonia